believable

Example Sentences

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But I had to play a brilliant, believable baseball player.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Frederick D’Sa, an 83-year-old retired Indian army colonel, said the Mumbai policewoman who he thought arrested him last October over WhatsApp for allegedly funding terrorists was entirely believable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s a cat-and-mouse movie with some initiative, and even if that drive ultimately goes nowhere, the film at least manages to make its characters’ strength under duress believable.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

As good as these models are at sounding like an all-knowing person, they also regularly make believable, authoritatively-worded fabrications known as hallucinations.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

I was acting out a scene from Hairspray, with Feather turning in a surprisingly believable performance as Tracy Turnblad.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle